The study was undertaken to survey microorganisms associated with colonial fouling hydrozoans and red alga Polysiphonia sp. collected from the Sea of Japan seashore and to screen them for antimicrobial effects. On the basis of 16S rRNA gene sequences the isolates were assigned to...
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Research Article10.9734/MRJI/2017/34949
Aim: The microbial types, occurrence, loads and interactions were studied during the production of a Nigerian fermented beverage, ‘Agadagidi’, from overripe plantains. Place and Duration of Study: Federal University of Technology Akure, Ondo State, Nigeria. March- July, 2012. Met...
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Research Article10.9734/MRJI/2017/32654
Honey used as a potential source of medicine traditionally. Today honey is contaminated due to improper handling which leads to cause various infections. So, the aim of current study was to isolate and identify the bacterial contamination from both commercial (processed) and natu...
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Research Article10.9734/MRJI/2017/33389
Aims: To estimate intestinal microbial changes and study the efficacy of probiotic preparations in systemic inflammation. Study Design: Cohort design. Place and Duration of Study: Sumy State University, Medical Institute. Department of Microbiology and Clinical Immunology, Kharki...
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Research Article10.9734/MRJI/2017/34534
Aim: This study aimed to estimate the correlation of the Staphylococcus aureus virulence determinants to the severity of the diabetic foot ulcers in patients admitted to diabetic foot Unit at Mansoura University Hospitals. Study Design: A prospective study was performed. Place of...
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Research Article10.9734/MRJI/2017/34789
Oysters are important mariculture species worldwide. Because of their filter-feeding behaviors, oysters contain complicated microbial populations, and these varying microbial populations can provide a correlation to increased oyster mortalities in the oyster farming industry as w...
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Research Article10.9734/MRJI/2017/33842
Aim: This study investigated the microbial contents, proximate compositions and the antinutrient contents of whole and ground fermented African breadfruit seeds. Methodology: The whole and ground samples were fermented for 72 hours. The microbial contents, pH, total titratable ac...
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Research Article10.9734/MRJI/2017/34444
Aims: Marine sourced food, to a large extent, provides protein and nutrients to people of Zanzibar where 85% of Zanzibar population consume fish at least five times a week. This study was carried out to investigate the safety of marine foods consumed in Zanzibar. Study Design: A...
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Research Article10.9734/MRJI/2017/34030
Aim: In this study, the effect of different concentrations of three gas mixture (Carbon dioxide, Nitrogen, Oxygen), and also vacuum and ordinary conditions and using different flexible multi-layer pouches were studied for evaluating pH changes of quail meat at (4°C). Methodology:...
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Research Article10.9734/MRJI/2017/29564
Aim: To examine the effects of water treatment methods on the protein profile of Escherichia coli O157 and Escherichia coli non-O157 isolated from different drinking water sources in Ado-Ekiti. Study Design: Experimental study design. Place and Duration of Study: Department of M...
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Research Article10.9734/MRJI/2017/33638